Much Ado About Nothing
Romance. Mischief. Seduction. Revenge. Remarkable.
In this Shakespearean farce, Hero and her groom-to-be, Claudio, team up with Claudio's commanding officer, Don Pedro, the week before their wedding to hatch a matchmaking scheme.Their targets are sharp-witted duo Benedick and Beatrice -- a tough task indeed, considering their corresponding distaste for love and each other.
- Director
- Kenneth Branagh
- Worldwide
- $23M
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Cast
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Story overview
What It's About
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In this Shakespearean farce, Hero and her groom-to-be, Claudio, team up with Claudio's commanding officer, Don Pedro, the week before their wedding to hatch a matchmaking scheme. Their targets are sharp-witted duo Benedick and Beatrice -- a tough task indeed, considering their corresponding distaste for love and each other. Meanwhile, meddling Don John plots to ruin the wedding.
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Box Office & Release
Much Ado About Nothing returned 2.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $11M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $23M
- Release date
- May 7, 1993
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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